“He’s not a panic guy,” secondary coach Lorenzo Ward told Jones. “He’s real smart, he’s catching on to the system, and he’s a very, very good competitor. He loves to compete. He had some good work (on Wednesday), very, very good work.”

In high school, Yeast starred on offense and special teams. His teammates and coaches have noticed his abilities in the punt-return game as well, per Jones.

“Russ is an athlete,” Alexander said. “You can definitely see that with the way he catches the ball and the way he moves. … He’s just got some little things he needs to work on, and it’ll all come together.”